Overview
Mercio Advocates provides strategic Business Law services to startups, SMEs, and large corporations, offering legal support in contract drafting and negotiation, mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructuring, regulatory compliance, intellectual property protection, employment law, taxation, and commercial transactions. The firm also represents clients in business disputes through litigation, mediation, and arbitration, helping businesses minimize risks, remain compliant, and achieve sustainable growth.
Our Services
- Contract drafting and negotiation
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Corporate restructuring
- Regulatory compliance
- Intellectual property protection
- Employment law
- Taxation
- Commercial transactions
Frequently Asked Questions
A company is registered with Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB). The process involves: reserving the company name, preparing incorporation documents, filing the documents with URSB, paying prescribed fees, and receiving the certificate of incorporation.
Yes, Uganda permits incorporation of a single member company.
Companies are required to file annual returns with URSB and notify the Registrar of changes in directors, shareholders, and registered offices.
The company may incur penalties and risk being struck off the register by the Registrar.
A valid contract generally requires: offer, acceptance, consideration, intention to create legal relations, and capacity of the parties.
Yes, oral contracts can be enforceable unless the law requires the agreement to be in writing, such as contracts for the sale of land.
The innocent party may seek damages, specific performance, injunctions, rescission, or termination of the contract.
Yes, a foreign company may register an external company and establish a branch in Uganda.
Foreigners may establish a company in Uganda.
Requirements include: a certified and notarized copy of the memorandum and articles of association, list of directors and secretary, names and addresses of persons authorized to accept service, statement of subsisting charges, full address of the principal office, certified passport copies of directors, application for trading license, tax registration with Uganda Revenue Authority, opening bank accounts, and processing work permits.
Depending on the business, taxes may include income tax, Value Added Tax (VAT), Pay As You Earn (PAYE), withholding tax, and stamp duty.
Yes, a taxpayer may object to an assessment issued by the tax authority and may appeal further if dissatisfied.
Trademark registration gives exclusive rights to use the mark, prevents others from using similar marks, allows legal action against infringement, and increases the value of your business and brand.
The process involves conducting a trademark search, filing an application with the Uganda Registration Services Bureau, examination of the application, publication in the Gazette, and issuance of a certificate if no objections are raised.
Under the Trademarks Act, a registered trademark is valid for seven years initially and can be renewed for successive periods.
This may amount to trademark infringement. You may seek an injunction and/or damages.
